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Changes will be soon be implemented, at a cost, for those who access water at well number one in Lower Gibsons. At the July 5 Gibsons council meeting, councillors voted in favour to start charging for drinking water at the well.

West Howe Sound residents have a vision for their area and are working hard to see it fulfilled. The latest draft of the new West Howe Sound official community plan (OCP) was presented June 29 at Eric Cardinall Hall.

Understanding the autistic mind from the inside out is what one Coast organization is striving to do both locally and internationally.

The Sunshine Coast has received a funding boost to assist in attracting visitors. Through the Community Tourism Opportunities (CTO) program, Sunshine Coast Tourism was granted $23,000 for the 2011/12 year.

About 250 teachers on the Coast will take job action when school starts in September if a new collective agreement cannot be reached before then.

DriveABLE testing for 80 year olds will likely be available on the Coast this September, thanks to the work of former politician Ed Steeves, who took up the cause on behalf of local seniors.

More students wrote the Foundation Skills Ass-essment (FSA) this year, despite questions regarding its relevance from local teachers and school board trustees.

A construction worker who fell through a skylight on Monday, July 4, while working at former Premier Gordon Campbell's vacation home in Halfmoon Bay has died of his injuries. WorkSafe BC and the coroner confirmed the death on Wednesday.

A group of residents who led the petition to stop the Highway 101 widening in Davis Bay are now forming a society to ensure the area is preserved and enhanced in the future. "It's not recognized to anyone as a parkway.

The recent community open houses held by the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) on its draft solid waste management plan were deemed a success, but there is still much more work to be done before the plan is approved and implemented.